CIS 078 - Access - Database Management System

    Recent Professors
    Dirk Smith
    Recent Semesters
    Summer 2026
    Class Size
    30 students
    Credits
    3
    Summer 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    An introduction to relational database management using microcomputers. Microsoft's Access database management program is used. Students will learn how to create and maintain relational database structures, organize and manipulate data, ask questions of the data, create custom forms for entering data and custom reports for printing the data. How to publish objects on the Internet's World Wide Web is presented. The student will learn how to construct a complete application combining previously created tables, queries, forms, and reports. Visual BASIC Applications (VBA) and Structured Query Language (SQL) are introduced. Advanced database design is explored and the student learns how to `normalize' a database structure.
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